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Calcium from the bones will help the mother's milk supply, but the cub needs meat to survive. Now they have another problem. Other bears can't be trusted with small cubs. But fortunately they seem more interested in what lies beneath the surface. It
Build Me a Son General Douglas A. MacArthur Build me a son, Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid; one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in v
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 30 September 2006 Labor unrest is growing in the Gaza Strip, where cash-strapped Palestinians are venting their anger at the government, led by the Islamic militant group Hamas. Hamas has rejected international conditions
By David McAlary Washington 09 December 2006 After a two-day launch delay, the U.S. space shuttle Discovery is back in orbit, heading to a Monday rendezvous with the International Space Station. The launch from Florida was the first to take place at
By Teresa Sullivan Washington 30 May 2006 US football goalie Kasey Keller The U.S. Men's National Soccer Team heads to Germany this week for the 2006 World Cup to compete with 31 other nations for the sport's ultimate prize. This will be the first t
Chinese reports say the country's vast pool of cheap labor is getting smaller, which could hurt an economy that is heavily dependent on labor-intensive manufacturing. Claudia Blume in Hong Kong has more. Group of newly-arrived migrant workers carry
The Bush administration is attempting to dampen expectations for immediate government action to save America's troubled car manufacturers. White House Press Secretary Dana Perino responds to a reporter's question at the White House, 16 Dec 2008 Two
By Brian Wagner Miami 28 October 2009 The Ares I-X flight test vehicle lifts off from Launch Complex 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, 28 Oct 2009 NASA launched an unmanned test rocket on Wednesday in the hopes it will become the backbo
Somaliland Hails British Step Forward in Independence Bid LONDON A city in Britain has become the first to officially recognize Somalilands claim to independence. The vote -- which is purely symbolic and carries no legal weight -- is nevertheless bei
AILSA CHANG, HOST: You may have heard in recent years that minor league baseball players don't exactly share in the riches of the game. Most minor leaguers make an estimated $7,500 per year. Major League players average more than four million. A law
But the wonky holes will never be completely covered up, because coral cant grow in freshwater. Theyll remain an indelible reminder of the reef's past lives. But the origins of the reef lie even further back in time. And to understand them means crac
It's a digestive process more like those of carnivores. And Sauroposeidon has another trick for growing to mammoth proportions--hollow bones. Its backbone, neck, and ribs have walls just a few milometers thick. Even its limbs are far less dense than
By Gary Thomas London 12 September 2006 Prime Minister Tony Blair appeared at a conference of Britain's powerful trade unions Tuesday to defend his government's policies. Trade unions are the backbone of the Labor Party, but the prime minister's pop
With congressional hearings set Thursday and Friday of this week in advance of a vote on lending money to the beleaguered U.S. auto industry, General Motors says it needs money almost immediately. VOA's Barry Wood has more on the controversy over go
By Babak Bordbar Washington, DC 10 October 2006 watch report CSNY tour Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young Over the past 40 years, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young has been among the most popular music groups in the United States. Musicians David Crosby, Step
By Meredith Buel Washington 09 March 2006 An Iraqi man walks past unexploded ordnance next to the wreckage of a car bomb blast, in Baghdad,Iraq The International Crisis Group (ICG), a non-governmental
By Deborah Block Washington, DC 11 January 2006 watch Baby Noor report Doctors in the southern U.S. city of Atlanta, Georgia say an Iraqi infant known as Baby Noor is doing well after surgery Monday t
By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 09 June 2008 Thousands of lawyers gathered in the southern Pakistan city of Karachi to begin a cross-country march demanding the return of senior judges sacked by President Musharraf last November. VOA's Barry Newhouse re
By Jim Malone Des Moines 03 January 2008 After more than a year of speeches, rallies and campaign promises, voters in the midwestern U.S. state of Iowa will have the first say Thursday in the 2008 race for the presidency. VOA national correspondent J
Smallest Fish 最小的鱼 澳洲科学家宣称,他们发现了世界上最小的鱼类,这种鱼的寿命只有两个月,也不会发育出鱼鳍,牙齿和鱼鳞等构造。 这种鱼名为大型婴儿鱼(Stout Infantfish),是澳洲博物馆